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Counsellors Act 1998 s 40

Counsellors Act 1998 s 40

s 40 Disciplinary punishments

(1) The Disciplinary Committee shall, upon being satisfied that— (a) there has been proved against the registered counsellor, or the registered counsellor has been convicted on, a charge in respect of— (i) an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; (ii) an offence under any law relating to corruption; (iii) an offence under this Act; or (iv) any other offence punishable with imprisonment for more than two years in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine; (b) if the registered counsellor’s registration has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; or (c) the registered counsellor has become a bankrupt, order the name of the registered counsellor to be removed from the Register. (2) The Disciplinary Committee may, upon being satisfied that— (a) the registered counsellor has offered or accepted a commission which in the opinion of the Disciplinary Committee is an illicit commission; or (b) the registered counsellor has contravened any provision of this Act or any regulations made under this Act, impose any one or any combination of the following disciplinary punishments: (aa) order the name of the registered counsellor to be removed from the Register; (bb) order the name of the registered counsellor to be suspended from the Register for a period not exceeding two years; (cc) order the imposition of a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit; (dd) order the registered counsellor to be reprimanded.

Malay text (authoritative)

Hukuman tatatertib

(1) Jawatankuasa Tatatertib hendaklah, apabila berpuas hati bahawa— (a) telah dibuktikan terhadap kaunselor berdaftar, atau kaunselor berdaftar telah disabitkan atas, suatu pertuduhan berkenaan dengan— (i) suatu kesalahan yang melibatkan fraud, ketidakjujuran atau keburukan akhlak; (ii) suatu kesalahan di bawah mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan rasuah; (iii) suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini; atau (iv) apa-apa kesalahan lain yang boleh dihukum dengan pemenjaraan selama lebih daripada dua tahun sama ada pemenjaraan sahaja atau sebagai tambahan kepada denda atau sebagai ganti denda; (b) jika pendaftaran kaunselor berdaftar diperoleh melalui fraud atau salah nyataan; atau (c) kaunselor berdaftar menjadi bankrap, memerintahkan supaya nama kaunselor berdaftar itu dikeluarkan dari Daftar. (2) Jawatankuasa Tatatertib boleh, apabila berpuas hati bahawa— (a) kaunselor berdaftar telah menawarkan atau menerima suatu komisen yang pada pendapat Jawatankuasa Tatatertib ialah suatu komisen haram; atau (b) kaunselor berdaftar telah melanggar mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini atau mana-mana peraturan yang dibuat di bawah Akta ini, mengenakan mana-mana satu atau mana-mana kombinasi hukuman tatatertib yang berikut: (aa) memerintahkan supaya nama kaunselor berdaftar itu dikeluarkan dari Daftar; (bb) memerintahkan supaya nama kaunselor berdaftar itu digantung dari Daftar bagi tempoh yang tidak melebihi dua tahun; (cc) memerintahkan pengenaan denda yang tidak melebihi lima ribu ringgit; (dd) memerintahkan supaya kaunselor berdaftar itu dicela.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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